Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at L and T Construction, LLC, 27425 Roxbury Place, AURORA, COLORADO 80016
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting material with a chop saw and amputated his left index finger and part of his middle finger.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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